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US Army Transportation Corps No 611

The United States Army No. 611 is a class S-160 2-8-0 steam locomotive. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the 1943 for the United States Army.

It was built to carry troops and supplies for the United States Army.

The locomotive is now at the Bill Miller Equipment Sales. It was Fitted with Franklin Type B Rotary Cam Poppet valve gear, which is intended for use on PRR 5550. The T-1 Trust studied the gear installed on this locomotive to reverse engineer it.

Trivia[]

  • It was sold to the Texas State Railroad in the 1970s.
  • It used to be on display at the TVRM in 1991.
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